The Waste Management Area Performance Assessment (WMA-C PA) is the modeling tool that Ecology (through the Appendix I process) will use to evaluate the risks from landfill closure (i.e., waste left in place at WMA-C). The WMA-C PA is already being developed with extensive input from the regulators and stakeholders. This input is reviewed on a regular basis in a workshop setting that includes representatives of tribal nations, local and regional stakeholder groups, State and Federal regulators, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and USDOE Headquarters. Additionally, briefings on the WMA-C PA development process are provided periodically to a larger audience of stakeholders.The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the US Department of Energy (USDOE) will will soon be making decisions for closure of the first Hanford Site tank farm, designated as Waste Management Area-C. Various studies and plans have recently been published by USDOE to begin a dialogue on the WMA-C closure process.
- C-301 Catch Tank Waste Retrieval
An evaluation of waste removal technologies in the 241-C-301 is provided including estimates of costs and benefits for each. - Tank Removal Study
This study provides an evaluation of demolition and removal of the WMA-C tanks, ancillary equipment, and proximate soils. - USDOE Order 435.1 Waste Determination Process Description
This description will discuss the process that USDOE will use for reaching determinations of the WMA-C residuals after retrieval activities that are subject to DOE Order 435.1. - Integration of RCRA and CERCLA at WMA-C
An evaluation of waste removal technologies in the 241-C-301 is provided including estimates of costs and benefits for each. - Pipeline Feasibility Evaluation
This evaluation provides existing information about WMA-C pipelines, determines estimates of pipeline inventories, and provides a scoping analysis of risk associated with the inventories. Pipeline characterization and remediation technologies are also evaluated.
